Friday, January 27, 2017

January jottings......

Hi everyone!It has been a quiet month where stitching is
concerned and a busy month where family is concerned – nothing major, just
life.I do have a little bit of
stitching to share but the main thing I wanted to do was give a long overdue
public ‘thank you’ to Carol over at Stitching Dreams for the lovely Christmas
package she sent my way.This package
took its time but reached me safely in the end which is the most important
thing!

This was the delight
that awaited me when I opened the envelope!

Isn’t it
gorgeous?Carol is very much the queen
of over one stitching and finishing and I think we can also add in stitching on
black fabric!Black as a fabric colour I
totally avoid using as I know how frustrated I would become even with using a
magnifying glass!Carol knows how much I
love a Prairie Schooler Santa and this is another beauty to add to my
collection.

Also inside the
envelope were these goodies….

I love stitching
autumn/Halloween designs and this chart is firmly on my ‘to stitch’ list for
this year. These ribbons will be put to good use, as will the fabric.I have to admit, something is missing from
this picture – chocolate!!!That has
long since been eaten!Thank you again
Carol, it is always such a joy opening your gifts.

On the stitching
front?Well, not very much.I have some thoughts on what I’d like to
stitch this year but, as yet, I haven’t gathered things together.I do want to finish BBD’s Garden Club Series
and have made a start on that (then promptly ground to a halt!!)…..

this is the extent
of my stitching on The Gardener, #9 in the series….

I do want to
continue stitching Christmas on Sundays throughout the year but last Sunday was
the first where I did actually manage to do that!Towards Christmas last year this one was
popping up on IG and it reminded me that it was one I’ve always planned to
stitch, the Plum Pudding Needleart freebie Fa La La.Roll round to last Sunday and I
did find time to sit down and make a start.

And yes, that is the
sad, sorry amount of stitching I’ve accomplished so far this month!!Life should be a little calmer come the
middle of February and then, hopefully my needle will be flying through fabric
and I’ll have lots to share!Hope all is well
with you and yours.

What a lovely parcel from Carol...a little worrying that it took so long to get to you. I'd love to know what happens to these parcels that become 'lost in transit'. I love the fa la la freebie - I've been meaning to stitch it for years!

Oh, you have me blushing here, Lois--thank you for your sweet comments! I'm so glad you liked your PS ornament--I loved making him for you and he is on my "must-stitch-for-myself" list, too :) At least my package did arrive--there is one that never made it to England :(

I'm sure February will offer you many more hours spent with your needle and thread--I'm hoping I have that luxury, too! I feel like I've hardly done any stitching this month...

I wonder if you could tell me the name of the pattern maker for Pretty Pumpkins? I love that and would like to find it to stitch up myself. Lovely stitcheries you've got going. You can Private Message me at:LVJESSE@YAHOO.COM Thank You.